"From Here to Eternity the Musical From Here to Eternity the Musical is a musical with music and lyrics by Stuart Brayson and Tim Rice and a book by Bill Oakes. Based on the novel of the same name, written by James Jones, the musical made its West End and world premiere in 2013, at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London. Jones's novel ""From Here to Eternity"" was a best-seller and well known for its successful movie adaptation. Jones's manuscript was heavily censored by his publisher to remove profanity and references to gay prostitution; the unexpurgated version was not published until 2011."
"James Jones (author) James Ramon Jones (November 6, 1921 – May 9, 1977) was an American novelist known for his explorations of World War II and its aftermath. He won the 1952 National Book Award for his first published novel, ""From Here to Eternity"", which was adapted for the big screen immediately and made into a television series a generation later. James Ramon Jones was born and raised in Robinson, Illinois, the son of Ramon and Ada M. (née Blessing) Jones. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1939 at the age of 17 and served in the 25th"
"famous of which is ""In the Islands"", reprinted in ""The White Album"" (1979) and in ""Collected Nonfiction"" (2006). The novel is number 62 on the Modern Library 100 Best Novels list. ""From Here to Eternity"" was adapted as a 1953 film of the same name directed by Fred Zinnemann and produced by Buddy Adler, starring Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr in the famous sex scene. It was adapted twice for television as a miniseries of the same name in 1979 and as a series of the same name in 1980. A musical adaption of the novel opened at the Shaftesbury"
"Strange. In 2009, the author's daughter, Kaylie Jones, revealed that her father had been compelled to make a number of pre-publication cuts, removing some expletives and some gay sex passages. A new edition of the book with the previously censored passages restored was published by Open Road as an e-book in May 2011. It was subsequently released in physical format in 2013 by Penguin as part of their Modern Classics Collection. ""From Here to Eternity"" won the third annual U.S. National Book Award in 1952. Joan Didion has written many articles and essays praising ""From Here to Eternity"", the most"
"won eight Academy Awards out of 13 nominations, including awards for Best Picture, Best Director (Fred Zinnemann), Adapted Screenplay, Supporting Actor (Frank Sinatra), and Supporting Actress (Donna Reed). The film's title originally comes from a quote from Rudyard Kipling's 1892 poem ""Gentlemen-Rankers"", about soldiers of the British Empire who had ""lost [their] way"" and were ""damned from here to eternity"". In 2002, ""From Here to Eternity"" was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being ""culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant"". In 1941, bugler and career soldier Private Robert E. Lee Prewitt (Montgomery Clift)"
"From Here to Eternity (miniseries) From Here to Eternity is a 1979 American three-part, six-hour television miniseries and a remake of the 1953 film ""From Here to Eternity"" based on the 1951 novel of the same name. All three conclude with the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. The miniseries originally aired in three two-hour installments on three consecutive Wednesdays on NBC on February 14, 21 and 28, 1979. The story details the men and families of G Company, 24th Infantry Division, United States Army. There are two main sub-plots: First Sergeant Milt Warden’s (William Devane) ongoing affair with"
"actual persons, the characters are fictional, and the harsh conditions and described events are inventions. ""From Here to Eternity"" won the National Book Award and was named one of the 100 Best Novels of the 20th century by the Modern Library Board. The book was later made into an Academy Award-winning film starring Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr, Donna Reed, Frank Sinatra, and Ernest Borgnine as well as two television adaptations and a stage musical. In February 1941, Private Robert E. Lee Prewitt, nicknamed ""Prew"", reports to his new posting at G Company, a US Army infantry unit stationed"
"1900s. It became associated with one collegiate a cappella group in particular, The Whiffenpoofs of Yale. Their historian states that the song was known ""as far back as 1902"" and was popular by 1907–1909. The words were famously adapted by Meade Minnigerode and George Pomeroy to become ""The Whiffenpoof Song"". In turn, it has been covered by many singers, including Bing Crosby and Rudy Vallee. James Jones's award-winning 1951 bestseller ""From Here to Eternity"", about American soldiers in Hawaii on the eve of the U.S. entry into World War II, takes its title from Kipling's poem. In Robert Heinlein's novel"
"Colored Town by Darryl Wimberley 2008: City of Refuge by Tom Piazza 2009: Secret Keepers by Mindy Friddle 2010: Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin 2011: If Jack's In Love by Stephen Wetta 2012: A Short Time to Stay Here by Terry Roberts 2013: Nowhere But Home by Liza Palmer 2014: Long Man by Amy Greene Following his resignation from Harper's, Morris moved to Bridgehampton, Long Island, where he lived for many years before returning to the South. During that time he became close friends with fellow writer James Jones, author of ""From Here to Eternity"", and Jones's wife"
"and Sergeant Milt Warden, who has an affair with the wife of his commanding officer. James's story was censored by its publisher, Scribner as it would not allow profanity and gay prostitution. to remain in the text. Jones fought the censorship but had to back down; despite this it won the National Book Award for Fiction in 1952 and is recognised as one of the twentieth century's best American novels. The title of ""From Here to Eternity"" is inspired by Rudyard Kipling's poem Gentlemen-Rankers, in particular the line ""damned from here to Eternity"". Two years later in 1953, it was"
"Lions"" as one of the four epic American war novels that emerged in the immediate post-war era. The other three were ""The Naked and the Dead"" by Norman Mailer (1948), ""The Caine Mutiny"" by Herman Wouk (1951) and ""From Here to Eternity"" by James Jones (1951). He wrote, ""Today, at a remove of well over half a century, it is difficult to conjure the incredible excitement these books created, not merely the sense that the terrible war had inspired fiction of lasting importance but also the belief that the 'Great American Novel' at last was within reach"". Yardley wrote that"
"was that Lancaster had to appear in some non-Norma films, of which this was one. Lancaster played one of his best-remembered roles with Deborah Kerr in ""From Here to Eternity"" (1953) for Columbia, directed by Fred Zinnemann. The American Film Institute acknowledged the iconic status of the scene from that film in which he and Deborah Kerr make love on a Hawaiian beach amid the crashing waves. The organization named it one of ""AFI's top 100 Most Romantic Films"" of all time. Lancaster's performance earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Actor, and the film would be one of the"
"happen one way or another. When asked by the other soldiers if Prewitt was a good soldier in his company, Warden replies, “Hell, he was the only soldier.” Natalie Wood won the 1980 Golden Globe for ""Best TV Actress - Drama"". For the 1980 series spinoff, see ""From Here to Eternity"" (TV series). From Here to Eternity (miniseries) From Here to Eternity is a 1979 American three-part, six-hour television miniseries and a remake of the 1953 film ""From Here to Eternity"" based on the 1951 novel of the same name. All three conclude with the December 7, 1941 attack on"
"Kaylie Jones Kaylie Jones (born 5 August 1960 in Paris, France) is an American writer, memoirist and novelist. Jones is the daughter of National Book Award-winning novelist James Jones (""From Here to Eternity""), and Gloria Jones, a former actress and stand-in for Marilyn Monroe. Kaylie Jones grew up in Paris, France and Sagaponack, New York. She is a graduate of Wesleyan University and Columbia University School of the Arts. She has taught in the public schools of New York City through Teachers & Writers Collaborative, and has organized a symposium at Southampton College in memory of her father, who died"
"available in digital format including excerpts from ""They Shall Inherit the Laughter"", published as ""To the End of the War"". Jones called his first novel ""They Shall Inherit the Laughter"". It was a thinly disguised autobiographical novel of his experiences in Robinson immediately after World War II. After several rejections—with various complaints and claims about the work being too shrill and lacking perspective—he abandoned it and began writing ""From Here to Eternity"". Charles Scribner's Sons published ""Eternity"" in 1951, and it won the annual U.S. National Book Award for Fiction. The Modern Library Board later named it one of the"
"1997. Kaylie Jones Kaylie Jones (born 5 August 1960 in Paris, France) is an American writer, memoirist and novelist. Jones is the daughter of National Book Award-winning novelist James Jones (""From Here to Eternity""), and Gloria Jones, a former actress and stand-in for Marilyn Monroe. Kaylie Jones grew up in Paris, France and Sagaponack, New York. She is a graduate of Wesleyan University and Columbia University School of the Arts. She has taught in the public schools of New York City through Teachers & Writers Collaborative, and has organized a symposium at Southampton College in memory of her father, who"
"From Where to Eternity ""From Where to Eternity"" is the 22nd episode of the HBO original series ""The Sopranos"" and the ninth of the show's second season. It was written by Michael Imperioli and directed by Henry J. Bronchtein, and originally aired on March 12, 2000. ""* = credit only"" With friends and family by his side, Christopher clings to life in a hospital ICU. During the night, his heart stops and is clinically dead for over a minute, but the doctors manage to revive him. Fearing for Chris' life, Carmela finds an empty hospital room and admits to Jesus"
"he responds that he does, and that God has been very generous to him. Tony agrees, and the two toast. The episode's title is a play on film ""From Here to Eternity"" (1953). It also refers to Christopher's taking a trip to the afterlife and not knowing whether it was purgatory or hell. From Where to Eternity ""From Where to Eternity"" is the 22nd episode of the HBO original series ""The Sopranos"" and the ninth of the show's second season. It was written by Michael Imperioli and directed by Henry J. Bronchtein, and originally aired on March 12, 2000. ""*"
"To Live Forever (novel) To Live Forever is a science fiction novel by American writer Jack Vance, first published in 1956. In the Vance Integral Edition, it was retitled Clarges. The city of Clarges in the future is a near-utopia, surrounded by barbarism throughout the rest of the world. Abundant resources and the absence of political conflict lead to a pleasant life that should be stress-free. However, nearly everyone is obsessed with a perpetual scramble for longer life, as measured by ""slope"". Medical technology has led to a great lengthening of the human lifespan, but, in order to prevent the"
"Letter to a Phoenix ""Letter to a Phoenix"" is a science fiction short story by American writer Fredric Brown, about immortality. It was first published in ""Astounding Science Fiction"" in August 1949. A 180,000-year-old man writes a letter to humanity as a whole, explaining the lessons he has learned while observing the rise and fall of multiple civilizations. Literary scholar Jack Seabrook has described it as ""(t)hought-provoking rather than exciting"" and ""perhaps (the) best"" of Brown's stories focusing on ""social or political commentary"". James Nicoll, however, writing in 2018, felt that the story ""has not aged well."" Vernor Vinge has"
"In 1966, Nardini co-starred in a pilot about a World War II-era historical novel written by James Jones called, ""From Here to Eternity"". ""From Here to Eternity"" was a drama series that never sold as a pilot. Nardini has been married three times, first to Judy K. Cooper during 1966, then Melody Gay Barsocchini from 1970 to 1981, and has been married to Ruth Helen Belding, with whom he has three children, since 1985. Nardini was in the Air Force reserve in 1966, based in Riverside, California. Tom Nardini Tom Nardini (born April 16, 1945) is an American film actor"
"Stacy-Deanne Stacy-Deanne(Dee-Anne) (born Stacy Deanne Reed on February 5, 1978) is an American author. Stacy-Deanne (""pronounced Dee-Anne"") was born Stacy Deanne Reed on February 5, 1978 in Houston, Texas. She is a popular African-American novelist. She writes mainstream fiction including mysteries, thrillers and suspense novels. She is best known for her novels ""Everlasting"" (2007) and ""Melody"" (2008) published by Simon and Schuster. Stacy is also a model and certified editor. Stacy is the daughter of John and Elva Reed. John is a retired Inspector who worked for Harris County for over thirty years. Elva was a school teacher who worked"
"1998 release of a new film version of ""The Thin Red Line"", directed by Terrence Malick and produced by Robert Michael Geisler and John Roberdeau, sparked a revival of interest in James Jones' life and works. In 2011, Ms. Jones was instrumental in publishing an uncensored edition of James Jones' ""From Here to Eternity"". Jones assisted in the 1950 formation of the Hanby Writers' Colony in Marshall, Illinois, by his then-lover Lowney Hanby and her husband Harry Hanby. It was funded partly by Harry and, after the financial success of ""From Here To Eternity"", partly by Jones. Originally conceived as"
"Award in 1957. The following year he received the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement in motion pictures. Buddy Adler died of lung cancer, aged 54, in Los Angeles and was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California. His widow, who was buried there as well, died ten years later. Buddy Adler E. Maurice ""Buddy"" Adler (June 22, 1906 – July 12, 1960) was an American film producer and a former production head for 20th Century Fox studios. In 1954, his production of ""From Here to Eternity"" won the Academy Award for Best"
"warm human understanding that has characterized A. J. Cronin's work from 'Hatter's Castle' onwards. To read it is an experience that will be long remembered.' Beyond This Place Beyond This Place is a novel by Scottish author A. J. Cronin first published in 1950. The first Edition for Australia and New Zealand was in 1953. A serial version appeared in Collier's under the title of ""To Live Again"". It has been adapted for both film and television. The British film version (1959) was directed by Jack Cardiff and featured Van Johnson and Vera Miles. A television adaptation was broadcast on"
"Immortality (novel) Immortality () is a novel in seven parts, written by Milan Kundera in 1988 in Czech. First published 1990 in French. English edition 345 p., translation by Peter Kussi. This novel springs from a casual gesture of a woman, seemingly to her swimming instructor. Immortality is the last of a trilogy that includes ""The Book Of Laughter And Forgetting"", and ""The Unbearable Lightness Of Being."" Divided into seven parts, Immortality centers on Agnes, her husband Paul and her sister Laura. Part One: the Face establishes these characters. Part Two: Immortality depicts Goethe's fraught relationship with Bettina, a young"
"plot. Part Seven: the Celebration concludes the novel in the same health club where Kundera first observed the inspirational wave gesture. Immortality (novel) Immortality () is a novel in seven parts, written by Milan Kundera in 1988 in Czech. First published 1990 in French. English edition 345 p., translation by Peter Kussi. This novel springs from a casual gesture of a woman, seemingly to her swimming instructor. Immortality is the last of a trilogy that includes ""The Book Of Laughter And Forgetting"", and ""The Unbearable Lightness Of Being."" Divided into seven parts, Immortality centers on Agnes, her husband Paul and"
"Brown was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960 with a motion pictures star at 6101 Hollywood Boulevard. He received a posthumous Golden Boot Award in 2004 for his contributions to the Western entertainment genre. In 1969, Brown was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. Brown's hometown holds an annual Johnny Mack Brown Western Festival because “If anyone ever brought attention to Dothan, it was Johnny Mack Brown,” a city official said. Brown is mentioned in the novel ""From Here to Eternity"". In a barracks scene, soldiers discuss Western films, and one asks, ""Remember Johnny Mack"
"Burnett Guffey Burnett Guffey, A.S.C. (May 26, 1905 – May 30, 1983) was an American cinematographer. He won two Academy Awards: ""From Here to Eternity"" (1953) and ""Bonnie and Clyde"" (1967). While still a teenager, the future Academy Award-winning cinematographer began as a camera assistant in 1923 on John Ford's 1924 western saga ""The Iron Horse."" He was then hired by the Famous Players-Lasky Studios in 1927, became a camera operator in 1928 and worked there until 1943. Guffey was hired as a Director of Photography by Columbia Pictures in 1944. In 1957–58 he served as president of the American"
"set in Mexico, with O'Connor announcing the winner's name. All the major winners in this year were black-and-white films. The big winner was Fred Zinnemann's ""From Here to Eternity"", with thirteen nominations and eight awards including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Director, Best Screenplay (Daniel Taradash), Best Cinematography (Burnett Guffey), Best Sound, and Best Film Editing. All five of its major actors and actresses were nominated, with secondary players Donna Reed and Frank Sinatra taking home Oscars. The candid film was based on James Jones' controversial, best-selling novel about Army life on a Hawaiian (Oahu) military"
"as ""frighteningly logical"", saying that ""[t]he sick, inbred society of Vance's imagination comes fully alive, even though his characters remain mere symbols."" To Live Forever (novel) To Live Forever is a science fiction novel by American writer Jack Vance, first published in 1956. In the Vance Integral Edition, it was retitled Clarges. The city of Clarges in the future is a near-utopia, surrounded by barbarism throughout the rest of the world. Abundant resources and the absence of political conflict lead to a pleasant life that should be stress-free. However, nearly everyone is obsessed with a perpetual scramble for longer life,"
"Infantry Division, 27th Infantry Regiment before and during World War II, first in Hawaii at Schofield Barracks on Oahu, then in combat on Guadalcanal at the Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse, where he injured his ankle. He returned to the US and was discharged in July 1944. He also worked as a journalist covering the Vietnam War. His wartime experiences inspired some of his most famous works, the so-called war trilogy. He witnessed the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, which led to his first published novel, ""From Here to Eternity"" (1951). ""The Thin Red"
"""The Member of the Wedding"" (1952), Zinnemann chose the 26-year-old Julie Harris as the film's 12-year-old protagonist, although she had created the role on Broadway just as the two other leading actors, Ethel Waters and Brandon deWilde, had. Zinnemann's next film, ""From Here to Eternity"" (1953), based on the novel by James Jones, was nominated for 13 Academy Awards and would go on to win 8, including Best Picture and Best Director. Zinnemann fought hard with producer Harry Cohn to cast Montgomery Clift as the character of Prewitt, although Frank Sinatra, who was at the lowest point of his popularity,"